BOX OFFICE BoxOffice your family theatre guide... Buxton Opera House SK17 6XN www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Box Office 01298 72190 27 to 29 March Captain Flynn and the Pirate Dinosaurs 2: The Magic Cutlass 27 March - 4.30pm, 28 and 29 March – 1.30pm and 4.30pm. Flinn is back! Les Petits Theatre Company return to the high seas after their hugely successful shows David Walliams’ The First Hippo on the Moon and Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs. The Magic Cutlass is the hugely anticipated sequel based on the awardwinning book by Giles Andreae and Russell Ayto. All aboard for a non-stop action packed theatrical experience with live music, puppetry and dastardly dinosaurs! Tickets from £13 and family tickets available. 2 April A Spoonful of Sherman 7.30pm. A smash hit show for all the family, with music from multi-award winning Disney songwriters The Sherman Brothers (Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Jungle Book, Winnie the Pooh). Singing and dancing through 100 years of Sherman Family music. Starring Olivier Award nominated Sophie-Louise Dann (Gary Barlow’s The Girls Musical), Glen Facey (Hairspray), Jenna Innes (Animus), Mark Read (boyband A1, Guys and Dolls) and Ben Stock (Beauty and the Beast). Hits include: Let’s Go Fly A Kite!, You’re Sixteen, It’s A Small World (After All), I Wanna Be Like You, The Ugly Bug Ball, Feed The Birds, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Hushabye Mountain, A Spoonful Of Sugar and more! Tickets £21-£23. know that they will soon become the stars of their own show…Enter the playful world of Casson & Friends and discover the magic of theatre. If you love an adventure, come along and let your imagination go wild as you join the cast in discovering the amazing things that can happen at the theatre. Combining a mixture of dance theatre, audio-description and imaginative storytelling, Night at the Theatre is an accessible performance for everyone, so come along, join in and let’s make a dance! Approx running time: 55 minutes. Tickets £7. <strong>Derby</strong> Theatre DE1 2NF www.derbytheatre.co.uk Box Office 01332 593939 28 and 29 March <strong>Derby</strong> Youth Theatre Double Bill 3pm and 7pm. Two imaginative stories will be brought to life by the Year 4-6 groups this spring. Both groups chose their favourite play out of a selection of exciting and compelling scripts, and now they can’t wait to tell you their versions of the stories they loved the most. Expect thrilling adventures, imaginative characters and surprising plot twists; a double bill of theatre not to be missed. Tickets from £8. 29 to 31 March Little Mermaid: The Circus Sensation 29 & 31 March – 2pm and 7pm, 30 March – 12 noon and 5pm. Spectacular circus and spellbinding songs combine in this extraordinary new adaptation from the award-winning Metta Theatre. With awe-inspiring acrobatics and hauntingly beautiful original songs this is a show for everyone. From the team that brought you the smash hit Jungle Book and starring seven of the world’s leading circus artists, this breath-taking production will enchant the whole family. A triumphant tale of love overcoming all. Suitable for ages 8+ (Younger Children will be admitted). Running time: 70 Minutes (No Interval) Tickets from £14. 8 April Red Riding Hood and the Wolf 11.30am and 2pm. Time for bed. Tuck yourself in. This is where Robyn’s story begins. How can they expect her to sleep at a time like this? She takes a book and starts to read. But she can’t relate to Red Riding Hood, sugar and spice and all things nice. There are two sides to every tale, and that is not how this one goes! What if the Big Bad Wolf wasn’t big or bad at all? What if they got it wrong? Robyn wants to tell you what really happened through a world of homemade make-believe. And here is where our story starts.A gentle wolf with a broken heart...The Wolf isn’t big or bad, in fact he’s rather shy. He won’t gobble up your Grandma, he’s an all-round nice guy. Enjoy a new spin on this classic story – about two misfits who just want to fit in. For ages 7+. Tickets from £10. Guildhall Theatre DE1 3QE www.derbylive.co.uk Box Office 01332 255800 25 March Dance to the Music 2.30pm and 5.30pm. Join us as we celebrate Oscar winning and nominated songs from the 1940s to the present day. In its eighth year Alvaston based United Dance are proud to present their forth biennial show, Dance to the Music. With no auditions and a cast from the age of two this show demonstrates that dance can be for everyone. Tickets £9. 28 March You’ve got Dragons 11am and 2pm. Based on the popular children’s story, this delightful tale of one child’s journey to come to terms with their dragons is a treat for the whole family. Lots of people get them; bad dreams, swirly tummy, feeling prickly. And sometimes they make you feel alone. So, what can a young child with a bad case of the dragons do? With live, original music, this highly visual, sensitive production from Taking Flight Theatre Company is a humorous and touching exploration of the dragons we all face. A show for all ages and especially those with visual and hearing impairments, You’ve Got Dragons features creative captioning, interwoven British Sign Language and audio description. Suitable for ages 3+. 50 minutes long with no interval. Tickets £6.25. Free craft activities in the Guildhall Foyer between 12 noon -2pm Nottingham Lakeside Arts NG7 2RD www.lakesidearts.org.uk 24 and 25 March Grandfather’s House Inspired by Chagall’s drawing titled Grandfather’s House, and a tall clock built by her own Grandfather, this is Colette Garrigan’s gentle and magical interpretation of childhood visits to her own grandfather’s house with a nod to the circus along the way. Using shadow puppetry and objects, and very few words, this is imaginative and enjoyable theatre for everyone over 5. Part of Nottingham Puppet Festival 20<strong>18</strong>. Tickets £8. Pomegranate Theatre S41 7TX www.chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk Box Office 01246 345222 25 March Alice in Wonderland <strong>Easter</strong> Panto 3pm and 7pm. Alice is enjoying her picnic when she sees the most curious of sights: a white rabbit talking to himself. Following the rabbit down a rabbit hole, Alice finds herself in the fantastical Wonderland, inhabited by the dame: Duchess Dolly, the bonkers Mad Hatter, the evil The Queen of Hearts and her henchmen Tweedle- Dum and Tweedle-Dee. Will Alice find her way back? Or will she find true love in Wonderland? All will be revealed <strong>Easter</strong> 20<strong>18</strong>…Starring Britain’s Got Talent winner ASHLEIGH BUTLER and her dog SULLY alongside Children’s TV Legend DAVE BENSON PHILLIPS and FURTHER STAR CASTING STILL TO BE ANNOUNCED, come and join us on this laugh a minute all-singing, all-dancing panto ride through Wonderland! Tickets £<strong>18</strong>.50, family tickets available. Déda DE1 3GU www.deda.uk.com Box Office 01332 370911 24 March Casson and Friends: Night at the Theatre 11am.When three friends become trapped in an abandoned theatre, little do they <strong>Derby</strong> Youth Theatre Double Bill. 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